diff --git a/ecsact/cli/commands/build.cc b/ecsact/cli/commands/build.cc
index d026d4f..08322e7 100644
--- a/ecsact/cli/commands/build.cc
+++ b/ecsact/cli/commands/build.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ constexpr auto USAGE = R"docopt(Ecsact Build Command
 
 Usage:
   ecsact build (-h | --help)
-  ecsact build <files>... --recipe=<name>... --output=<path> [--allow-unresolved-imports] [--format=<type>] [--temp_dir=<path>] [--compiler_config=<path>] [--report_filter=<filter>]
+  ecsact build <files>... --recipe=<name>... --output=<path> [--allow-unresolved-imports] [--format=<type>] [--temp_dir=<path>] [--compiler_config=<path>] [--report_filter=<filter>] [--debug]
 
 Options:
   <files>                   Ecsact files used to build Ecsact Runtime
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ constexpr auto USAGE = R"docopt(Ecsact Build Command
 	--compiler_config=<path>  Optionally specify the compiler by name or path
   -f --format=<type>        The format used to report progress of the build [default: text]
 	--report_filter=<filter>  Filtering out report logs [default: none]
+    --debug                 Compile with debug symbols
 )docopt";
 
 // TODO(zaucy): Add this documentation to docopt (msvc regex fails)
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ auto ecsact::cli::detail::build_command( //
 		.files = file_paths,
 		.work_dir = work_dir,
 		.output_path = output_path,
+		.debug = args["--debug"].asBool(),
 		.additional_plugin_dirs = additional_plugin_dirs,
 	};
 	auto runtime_output_path =
diff --git a/ecsact/cli/commands/build/recipe/cook.cc b/ecsact/cli/commands/build/recipe/cook.cc
index 31a9929..365d551 100644
--- a/ecsact/cli/commands/build/recipe/cook.cc
+++ b/ecsact/cli/commands/build/recipe/cook.cc
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ struct compile_options {
 	fs::path                 output_path;
 	std::vector<std::string> imports;
 	std::vector<std::string> exports;
+	bool                     debug;
 };
 
 auto clang_gcc_compile(compile_options options) -> int {
@@ -562,6 +563,9 @@ auto cl_compile(compile_options options) -> int {
 	}
 
 	cl_args.push_back("/link");
+	if(options.debug) {
+		cl_args.push_back("/DEBUG");
+	}
 	cl_args.push_back("/DLL");
 
 	for(auto lib_dir : options.compiler.std_lib_paths) {
@@ -769,6 +773,7 @@ auto ecsact::cli::cook_recipe( //
 			.output_path = output_path,
 			.imports = as_vec(recipe.imports()),
 			.exports = as_vec(recipe.exports()),
+			.debug = recipe_options.debug,
 		});
 	} else {
 		exit_code = clang_gcc_compile({
@@ -780,6 +785,7 @@ auto ecsact::cli::cook_recipe( //
 			.output_path = output_path,
 			.imports = as_vec(recipe.imports()),
 			.exports = as_vec(recipe.exports()),
+			.debug = recipe_options.debug,
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/ecsact/cli/commands/build/recipe/cook.hh b/ecsact/cli/commands/build/recipe/cook.hh
index af6ee7e..b2eb4e0 100644
--- a/ecsact/cli/commands/build/recipe/cook.hh
+++ b/ecsact/cli/commands/build/recipe/cook.hh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct cook_recipe_options {
 	std::vector<std::filesystem::path> files;
 	std::filesystem::path              work_dir;
 	std::filesystem::path              output_path;
+	bool                               debug;
 
 	/** Other directories to check for codegen plugins */
 	std::vector<std::filesystem::path> additional_plugin_dirs;
diff --git a/test/build_recipe/test_build_recipe.cc b/test/build_recipe/test_build_recipe.cc
index 41b9e2f..35468b3 100644
--- a/test/build_recipe/test_build_recipe.cc
+++ b/test/build_recipe/test_build_recipe.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ TEST(Build, Success) {
 		std::format("--recipe={}", test_build_recipe_path),
 		"--output=test_ecsact_runtime"s,
 		"--temp_dir=_test_build_recipe_temp"s,
+		"--debug"s,
 	});
 
 	ASSERT_EQ(exit_code, 0);